Jordan Bulanda, senior, scored a perfect 36 on the ACT twice in a row her junior year.

The ACT is a standardized test that can impact whether an applicant is accepted into a college. Since 1959, students all over America have been using this exam to test their overall knowledge.

The ACT has been a source of stress and anxiety for students planning on going to college, especially for the students striving to achieve a perfect score of a 36. Students can take the ACT as many times they need to in order to reach their desired score, but according to ACT, in 2011, less than one-tenth of one percent of graduates scored a 36.

Bulanda said she didn’t expect to get another perfect score the second time she took the exam, but she still tried her best and ended up earning another 36.

“If I’m going to be here, I might as well try,” Bulanda said. “I wasn’t expecting that at all.”

Going into the test for the second time, Bulanda said she was just ready to get it over with. With little preparation, Bulanda said she relied on the information that she was taught in her honors and Advanced Placement classes to coach her through the test.

“I think that helped me more than any prep-classes,” Bulanda said.

In the future, Bulanda said she is not going to take the ACT again, but she plans for after high school. The two colleges Bulanda wants to go to the most are Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and with a perfect ACT score she is well on her way.

Contributing information collected by Maddy Manyx, staff reporter.